Union minister Pralhad Joshi atnew waste-to-energy plant at Gabbur on Friday Hubballi: A waste-to-energy plant in Hubballi-Dharwad has completed a successful trial run and is expected to offer a long-term solution to the twin cities’ garbage problem.The project, described as an ambitious initiative of Union minister for new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi, has come…
Mangaluru: The 175-year-old govt Wenlock District Hospital has performed 1,000 cardiac procedures within eight months of setting up of Cath lab. The Cath lab was developed at a cost of Rs 5 crore by MAHE, and the doctors were deployed by KMC as per the MoU with the govt.Wenlock District Hospital superintendent and district surgeon…
Youths belonging to Shia sect participate in a Muharram procession in Dharwad on Friday Dharwad: Amid mourning and remembrance, the Muslim community observed Muharram, the ‘day of grief’, in Dharwad on Friday. Rituals began at dargahs and mosques where panjas were installed on Thursday night and concluded on Friday.Irani youths belonging to the Shia sect…
Ballari: Technical glitches on the Seva Sindhu portal have left lakhs of students across North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) regions struggling to secure the state’s free student bus passes, forcing many to spend on daily travel weeks after the academic year began.The free bus pass…
KPCC president BK Hariprasad inaugurates an SIR awarenessprogramme in Hubballi. Congress functionaries accompanied him Hubballi: KPCC president BK Hariprasad on Thursday alleged that genuine voters may be struck off the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and urged voters and party workers to stay alert. He was speaking at an SIR awareness programme…
Dharwad: On the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, police destroyed narcotics seized in various cases on Thursday. Superintendent of police Gunjan Arya had constituted a team of officials, named the ‘Drug Disposal Committee’, to dispose of narcotic substances seized under cases registered under the NDPS Act in Dharwad district. Among…
Hubballi: The general body of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has decided to take all corporators to Bengaluru to press the state government to approve a One-Time Settlement (OTS) for clearing pending water bills. The HDMC has been seeking govt approval for the past four years without success.The decision was taken at Thursday’s general body meeting…
Dharwad: Farmers in Dharwad district have completed nearly 80% of the sowing of rain-fed kharif crops such as groundnut, green gram, black gram, soybean, paddy, cotton and sugarcane. However, due to inadequate monsoon rainfall, the germinated crops are drying up, creating drought-like conditions.As a result, the expenses incurred on fertilisers, seeds and sowing are becoming…
Dharwad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Dharwad, has granted relief to a senior citizen who was denied registration of a residential plot despite making substantial payment towards its purchase.Mallamma Doddagoudar, a resident of Haliyal Naka in Dharwad, had booked Plot No. 19 in the Golden City layout being developed at Sutagatti village. The plot…
Moderate monsoon showers have improved crop prospects and provided relief for local agriculture Dharwad: The return of the southwest monsoon has brought smiles back to Dharwad farmers, ending weeks of anxiety over a prolonged dry spell and reviving hopes for a productive kharif season.Steady, moderate showers over the past two days have offered much-needed relief…
